Alex Herlihy Talks About His History of Rye, NH
120 years after Rev. Parsons, a new history of a seacoast town debuts.
John Robinson: The Last Sound Ranger
“We weren’t there to battle anyone. We were there to run an experiment.”
Kind of a Drag at Seabrook Nuke Protest in 1980
To everything there is a season
Bishop Visits Christ Church in 1940
We need a good history of Catholics in Portsmouth, NH.
Enslaved Runaway Ona Judge Staines
An amazing story of courage and defiance in 1796 by history researcher Evelyn Gerson.
Dr. Simon Says Abduction Was a Dream
Benjamin Simon's introduction to "The Interrupted Journey" says it all
Betty Hill Takes Flight
The "grandmother of UFO abductees" dies at 85
Poet Robert Dunn Tackles Immortality
Portsmouth's "Penny Poet" cashes out
Betty and Barney Hill Debate UFOs with Carl Sagan in 1967
The Hills bravely take on a prestigious panel of dubious scientists
Chef Haller’s Love Letter to Portsmouth
It all started with a hotdog at Gilley's
When William Met Celia
Late in life, William Dean Howells briefly described his first meeting with Celia Thaxter.
Portsmouth and Dover Still Feuding Over 1623
Wait a minute. Before you start designing your company float for the city’s next anniversary celebration, answer this question: Was Portsmouth actually founded in 1623? And no, that big rock with the carved date at the foot of Market Street does not prove a thing. Rocks can lie. Historians …